Often the previews from national publications are probably more useful to fans of the other 31 teams than the ones who follow the primary subject because they by necessity can’t get very deep, but this is an exception.

Benoit offered several interesting insights, including a further breakdown of why and how pressure is a bugaboo for Andy Dalton.

Notes: Given the questions along #Bengals OL, it’s crucial Dalton get better playing from muddied pockets.

I believe the Bengals had a hard time balancing whether or not they wanted to be a two-back power team or more of a finesse team last season.

Their personnel is probably going to demand the latter this year, and committing to that and refining what they do well within it could go a long way toward making the offense more effective and dangerous.

It could also result in Dalton again having to shoulder too much responsibility.

The Wayne defensive end has been committed to Kentucky for a while, but he is still going to take some official visits this fall.

Why? The better question is, “Why not?”

“Just kind of get around. Not many people get the opportunity to take five officials or four officials or however many,” Reigelsperger said. “Really just take advantage of the opportunities I was blessed with.”

The schools he will likely see: Kentucky, Minnesota, Cincinnati and Rutgers.

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